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- beerhouse/ˈbɪəhaʊs/A building, establishment, or public house licensed to sell beer, typically as its primary function.nounC2
- beernaert/ˈbeənɑːt/A surname of Flemish/Dutch origin, historically associated with Auguste Beernaert, a Belgian statesman and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1909).nounVery Low (Proper Noun)
- beerpull/ˈbɪəpʊl/A mechanism, typically a handle or lever, used to dispense draught beer from a keg or cask via a tap.nounLow (Specialist/Regional)
- beers/bɪəz/The plural form of 'beer', referring to multiple servings, types, or containers of the alcoholic beverage made from fermented grains.nounHigh
- beersheba/bɪəˈʃiːbə/A city in southern Israel, historically and biblically significant as one of the oldest settlements in the region.nounC2
- beestings/ˈbiːstɪŋz/The first milk produced by a cow, ewe, or other mammal after giving birth, which is thick, yellowish, and rich in antibodies and nutrients.nounLow (C2)
- beeswax/ˈbiːzwaks/A natural wax produced by honey bees, used to build their honeycomb cells.nounverbverb-transitiveC1
- beeswing/ˈbiːzwɪŋ/A filmy, gauze-like crust of sediment that forms in some old ports and sherries, resembling a bee's wing in texture.nounVery Low / Obsolete
- beet/biːt/A plant with a thick, round, dark red root that is eaten as a vegetable.nounB1
- beet armyworm/ˈbiːt ˈɑː.mi.wɜːm/A destructive moth larva (Spodoptera exigua) that feeds voraciously on beet crops and other plants.nounlow
- beet leafhopper/ˈbiːt ˈliːfˌhɒp.ə/A small, wedge-shaped, pale green to yellow insect (Circulifer tenellus) that feeds on plant sap and is a significant agricultural pest.nounLow (C2)
- beet sugar/ˈbiːt ˌʃʊɡ.ər/Sugar that is extracted, refined, and crystallized from sugar beet roots.nounLow
- beetfly/ˈbiːt ˌflaɪ/A two-word compound referring to a fly (the insect) that is associated with or damages beet plants.nounVery Low
- beethoven/ˈbeɪtəʊv(ə)n/The surname of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827).nounC1
- beetle/ˈbiːt(ə)l/A type of insect with hard, protective wing cases (elytra) that meet in a straight line down the back.nounverbverb-intransitiveB1
- beetle drive/ˌbiːtl ˈdraɪv/A social event or party game, popular especially in mid-20th-century Britain, in which players compete to be the first to draw a complete beetle (insect) by rolling a dice where each number corresponds to a different body part.nounC1 (Very Low Frequency / Archaic/Historical)
- beetlebungA colloquial name for the American black gum tree (Nyssa sylvatica).nounVery Low (Highly specific regional/archaic)
- beetlehead/ˈbiːt(ə)lhɛd/A foolish or stupid person; a blockhead.nounRare/Archaic
- beetleweed/ˈbiːt(ə)lˌwiːd/A small, perennial woodland plant with glossy evergreen leaves and white flowers, also known as galax.nounVery Low
- beeton/ˈbiːt(ə)n/The surname of Isabella Beeton, 19th-century English writer and editor, most famously associated with "Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management". It has become a metonym for authoritative domestic advice, particularly in British English.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
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